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* ''Se språc tes mann'' - The language of the man;
* ''Se språc tes mann'' - The language of the man;
* ''Jef het tem frjåstre'' - Give it to the lady.
* ''Jef het tem frjåstre'' - Give it to the lady.
==Adjectives==
The adjectives generally precede the noun to whom they refer, but in some case they follow the noun. In Tjoc the adjectives have two different forms: one for the singular (without ending) and one for the plural (with '-e' ending). Moreover the form ending in '-e' is used for both singular and plural when the nouns to whom the adjective refers is preceded by a ''determiner'', that is a possessive, a demonstrative or the definite article, this form of the adjective is called '''weak form'''.
If the substantive is not preceded by a determiner (remember that the indefinite article is not a determiner), than it is used the adjective without ending for the singular and that with '-e' ending for the plural, this form is called '''strong form'''.
Adjectives in predicative position, that is after a verb, are never inflected.
Here is a list of adjectives with the two forms:
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle"
!'''Strong singular'''
!'''Strong plural / Weak'''
!'''Meaning'''
|-
|goj
|goje
|good
|-
|iwel
|iwele
|bad
|-
|glåj
|glåje
|happy
|-
|sari
|sari (!)
|sad
|-
|hjå
|hjå
|tall / high
|-
|skam
|skame
|short
|-
|shen
|shene
|beautiful / goodlooking
|-
|unfawer
|unfawre (!)
|ugly
|-
|grjat
|grjate
|big / great
|-
|litel
|lille (!)
|little / small
|-
|gemel
|gemle (!)
|old
|-
|jong
|jonge
|young
|-
|strong
|stronge
|strong
|-
|wåk
|wåke
|weak
|-
|håt
|håte
|hot
|-
|call
|calle
|cold
|-
|joker
|jokre (!)
|terrible
|-
|njå
|njå
|near / close
|-
|wjor
|wjorre
|far / distant
|}
As it can be seen, adjectives ending with '-i' or with a long vowel don't take the '-e' ending in the weak forms and in the plural form.
An example of use:
* ''An litel katt'' - A little cat;
* ''Se lille katt'' - The little cat.
===Comparative===
The higher degree comparative is formed with the suffix '-ar' (some irregular adjectives form it with '-er'). The second term of comparation is introduced by ''als'' and is in the same case of the first, ex.:
* ''An blosne shenar als an trjo'' - A flower more beautiful than a tree.
The same degree comparative is formed with the periphrasis ''så + adjective + hů'', ex.:
* ''An blosne så shen hů an trjo'' - A flower as beautiful as a tree.
The lower degree comparative is formed with the periphrasis ''lass + adjective + als'', ex.:
* ''An blosne lass shen als an trjo'' - A flower less beautiful than a tree.
====Adjectives with an irregular higher degree comparative====
Some adjectives have got an irregular form of higher degree comparative:
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle"
!'''Positive'''
!'''Strong comparative'''
!'''Weak comparative'''
|-
|goj
|beter
|betre
|-
|iwel
|wyrs
|wyrse
|-
|litel
|småler
|smålre
|-
|grjat
|gryter
|grytre
|-
|gemel
|eller
|elre
|-
|jong
|jenger
|jengre
|-
|hjå
|hyr
|hyrre
|-
|strong
|strenger
|strengre
|-
|njå
|nyr
|nyrre
|-
|wjor
|wyr
|wyrre
|}
Irregular higher degree comparatives are used as normal comparatives, ex.:
* ''Tů jart hyr als y (jom)'' - You are taller than I (am).
===Superlative===
The superlative degree is formed with the suffix '-ast' (some irregular adjectives form it with '-est'). The relative superlative is the same form of the absolute superlative, but it is preceded by the definite article and is generally followed by a limitation, that is expressed with ''i + dative case'', ex.:
* ''Se shenast blosne i tem werl'' - The most beautiful flower in the world.
====Adjectives with an irregular superlative====
The same adjectives that have an irregular higher degree comparative have got also an irregular superlative form:
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle"
!'''Positive'''
!'''Strong superlative'''
!'''Weak superlative'''
|-
|goj
|best
|beste
|-
|iwel
|wyst
|wyste
|-
|litel
|smålst
|smålste
|-
|grjat
|gryst
|gryste
|-
|gemel
|ellest
|elste
|-
|jong
|jengst
|jengste
|-
|hjå
|hyst
|hyste
|-
|strong
|strengst
|strengste
|-
|njå
|nyrst
|nyrste
|-
|wjor
|wyrst
|wyrste
|}
===Numerals===
Numerals don't inflect. Here are the numerals from 0 to 100:
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle"
!'''Number'''
!'''Cardinal'''
!'''Ordinal'''
|-
|0
|naut
| -
|-
|1
|ån
|wirst
|-
|2
|twejn
|twejd
|-
|3
|try
|trid
|-
|4
|wjor
|wjort
|-
|5
|wy
|wift
|-
|6
|sys
|syst
|-
|7
|sjoun
|sjount
|-
|8
|jåt
|jåtet
|-
|9
|nejn
|nejnt
|-
|10
|ten
|tent
|-
|11
|elljoun
|elljount
|-
|12
|twelf
|twelft
|-
|13
|trjotin
|trjotint
|-
|14
|wjortin
|wjortint
|-
|15
|wiftin
|wiftint
|-
|16
|systin
|systint
|-
|17
|sjountin
|sjountint
|-
|18
|jåttin
|jåttint
|-
|19
|nejntin
|nejntint
|-
|20
|twejnti
|twejntit
|-
|21
|twejnti-ån
|twejnti-wirst
|-
|22
|twejnti-twejn
|twejnti-twejnt
|-
|30
|tryti
|trytit
|-
|40
|wjorti
|wjortit
|-
|50
|wifti
|wiftit
|-
|60
|systi
|systit
|-
|70
|sjounti
|sjountit
|-
|80
|jåtti
|jåttit
|-
|90
|nejnti
|nejntit
|-
|100
|hůdre
|hůdret
|}
Units are written linked to the tens with a hyphen, while tens and hundreds are written detached, ex.: 195 ''hůdre nejnti-wy''.
From 100 on, numerals are formed with a suffix '-od': 200 ''twåod'', 300 ''tryod'', 400 ''wjorod'', 500 ''wyod'', 600 ''sysod'', 700 ''sjounod'', 800 ''jåtod'', 900 ''nejnod''. This form is the evolution of a former juxtaposition, ex.: ''try hůd > tryod''.
Please note that the numeral 200 is irregular, because an alternative form of 2, that is ''twå'', is used. Also the form for hundred in compounds is irregular: ''hůd'', this form is quite archaic nowadays.
The ordinals of the numbers from 200 to 900 are obtained by substituting the final '-d' for '-t', ex.: 200 ''twåod'' > 200th ''twåot''.
A thousand is said ''tusenn'' and its ordinal form is ''tusent''. The numbers from 1000 on are expressed with a hypen, ex.: 2000 ''twejn-tůsenn'', 5000 ''wy-tůsenn'', 9000 ''nejn-tůsenn'' and so on.
The word for a million is ''miklenn'' (< O.E. ''miclung'', "greatness" × Ti. ''tůsenn'') and it behaves as ''tůsenn''.
A thousand million is ''an tůsenn miklenn''. A billion (in the sense of a million million) is ''biklenn'', from the French "bi- + million", that has been substituted for "bi- + miklenn".
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